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hexadecimal digit

hexadecimal digit

6.5
A single symbol used in computing that shows a value from 0 to 9 or A to F
  • noun
  • /ˌhɛksəˈdɛmɪkəl ˈdɪdʒɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dígito hexadecimal
  • Pass that decimal number through a set of cmd if statements, and out pops a proper pseudo-random hexadecimal digit.

Examples

  • The color code in HTML uses hexadecimal digits to define colors, such as #FF5733.

  • A GUID is a random string made up of 32 hexadecimal digits grouped in an 8-4-4-4-12 format.

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  • There was only one thing to be done: 32 successive hex-o-matic blocks stacked end to end, each adding one hexadecimal digit to the GUID.

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  • A GUID consists of 32 characters made up of hexadecimal digits in an 8-4-4-4-12 format.

  • In programming, a hexadecimal digit can represent a number from 0 to 9 or A to F.

Surface Forms

hexadecimal digit singular
hexadecimal digits plural

Morphology

hexadecimal + digit

The meaning 'a numeral in base 16' is directly compositional from 'hexadecimal' (base‑16) + 'digit' (numeral). This follows a regular adjective+noun pattern and has similar transparent counterparts in other languages, so a learner who knows both constituents can derive the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Hexadecimal digit comes from the idea of a single digit in a number system that uses sixteen symbols, written as 0-9 and A-F. So a hexadecimal digit is one symbol that can stand for numbers from 0 to 15, which helps make long computer numbers much shorter.